ISBN:
9781538118276
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xi, 313 Seiten)
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Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als The city as power
DDC:
307.76
Keywords:
Public spaces-Case studies..
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Cities and towns-Case studies..
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Nationalism-Case studies
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Electronic books
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Stadt
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Urbanität
;
Soziologie
Abstract:
This timely interdisciplinary book considers national identity through the lens of urban spaces. By bringing together scholars from a range of disciplines, The City as Power provides broad comparative perspectives about the critical importance of urban landscapes as forums for creating, maintaining, and contesting identity and belonging.
Abstract:
Intro -- _GoBack -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- The City as Palimpsest -- Remembering and Forgetting -- Creating a Place for the Nation in Dublin -- Making a Wrong Turn in Tokyo -- The City, Memory, and Ideology in Ulaanbaatar -- Ankara's Forest Farm and the Turkish Nation -- A Usable Past in Tashkent -- "Other" Identities and Counternarratives -- Remembering Rio -- The Cityscapes of Lusaka and Mongu -- Rewriting the National Past in Contemporary Budapest -- Urban National Politics in the United States -- From Precolonial to Postcolonial African Cities -- National Identity amid Globalization -- National Day Celebrations in Doha and Abu Dhabi -- With or without Chinese Characteristics in Beijing, Wuhan, and Shenzhen -- From "Rural" to "Urban" India -- Ethno- and Religio-nationalism in Putrajaya, Taman Tamadun Islam, and Kota Iskandar -- The City as Crucible -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Contributors -- _GoBack -- _GoBack -- _Hlk512793826 -- _GoBack.
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